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I have a very simple, yet profound question.

Who are you?

I don't mean what is your name, where do you live, your martial status, or your sex. I mean what makes you who you are? How do you define your own existence?

I have a very simple, yet profound question.

Who are you?

I don't mean what is your name, where do you live, your martial status, or your sex. I mean what makes you who you are? How do you define your own existence?

For the record, my martial status is ninja

I have a very simple, yet profound question.

Who are you?

I don't mean what is your name, where do you live, your martial status, or your sex. I mean what makes you who you are? How do you define your own existence?

I think I saw that movie....

I think I saw that movie....

Helpful as usual :)

Missed ya, man.

Actually, I was being serious... I want to know how everyone defines their existence.

http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2007/08/i-iz-waitin-for-cheezburger-man-does-you-have-a-money.jpg
I may not need a money for the cheezburger man, but I always need one for somebody. I define myself by this lolcat.

I'm idealistic, imaginative, and rather spiritual. I also have a knack for being a peace bringer between people. :)

I am who I am, which changes over the years

I am who I think I am, which changes over the day

I am who people think I am, which changes person to person

All this makes me who I am.

It's an eternal circle.

I'm a small person in a big world, who can do some things but not others.

i don't like to pigeon-hole myself. i don't have the attention span to settle on one definition for long enough anyway.

I happen to be the coolest person anyone else can ever know.

I have a very simple, yet profound question.

Who are you?

I don't mean what is your name, where do you live, your martial status, or your sex. I mean what makes you who you are? How do you define your own existence?

Aren't there two songs that fit here, one The Who's and the other Pearl Jam's?

I am a work and a recreation in progress.
I am a miasma of intent, information and consequence.
I am all manner of perversion of thought in order to understand my own scope.
I am the radiant abyss within which i find myself lost.
I am rich in destitution.
I am the absence of colour for which all things are absorbed.

... i am trying to distract myself from the nature of conversation surrounding me and instead focusing on my monitor. Sanity is an issue, which, upon reflection, is the finest line i tend to dance around these parts.

I am many things I don't want to be.

Aren't there two songs that fit here, one The Who's and the other Pearl Jam's?

Only if your name is Tommy Jeremy or Jeremy Tommy.

I am a constantly shifting maelstrom of compassion, bitterness, empathy, self-loathing, arrogance, shame, idealism and cynicism.
At times I am expressive and nearly hyperactive in my movements and speech, at others I am subdued, quiet and almost shy.
I've lived enough of the good life to know I don't deserve it and I've lived enough of the bad to know that things eventually get better; sometimes because you actually do realize what's really important and other times because that's how you rationalize the bad things away.

I am me.

I am a constantly shifting maelstrom of compassion, bitterness, empathy, self-loathing, arrogance, shame, idealism and cynicism.
At times I am expressive and nearly hyperactive in my movements and speech, at others I am subdued, quiet and almost shy.
I've lived enough of the good life to know I don't deserve it and I've lived enough of the bad to know that things eventually get better; sometimes because you actually do realize what's really important and other times because that's how you rationalize the bad things away.

I think that's what I was looking for...

I Am Spartacus.

Only if your name is Tommy Jeremy or Jeremy Tommy.

Good answer!

At least it wasn't "Rumpleteazer" from Cats.

I am one of 6 billion spores that have infected the planet and given Earth a bad case of the humans.

I am one of 6 billion spores that have infected the planet and given Earth a bad case of the humans.

OMG! WE killed Kenny!

We're bastards!
:gundge:

I Am Spartacus.
I am Spartacus.

I am Spartacus.

Ah, who cares. We're looking for Caligula.
I brought the salad bowl.

...Who am I?

I am a Dragon stuck in a human form.
I was raised as a jew but rejected my false religion.
I am spiritual -- probably moreso than most of the people here -- yet I reject all human religions.
I am a 27-year-old who recently bought a Nintendo Wii.
I am an American, yet I would probably be happier in Canada, Australia, the UK, and New Zealand.
I was born with an ordinary name, but these days I think of myself as DragonAtma (my online name).
I am a straight, 27-year-old male, yet I have no desire to get a girlfriend.
I know that FF2 and FF3 are snes games while FF4 and FF6 are NES games, despite Square's bungled translations.
Throughout my time in school, I thoroughly enjoyed math class.
I have a mother, a father, a stepfather, four aunts and uncles, seven cousins, and a grandmother, and I get along with all of them.
I am posting all of these "crazy" truths, yet I expect people to realize that they ARE true.

I am a living contradiction.

I am a Dragon stuck in a human form.
I am spiritual -- probably moreso than most of the people here -- yet I reject all human religions.
I was born with an ordinary name, but these days I think of myself as DragonAtma (my online name).
I know that FF2 and FF3 are snes games while FF4 and FF6 are NES games, despite Square's bungled translations.

Please go away.

I am stranger than all that is weird, and weirder than all that is strange.

I am Lord Grey II personified.

I AM.

I am Spartacus.

Yay! :p Love that scene.

Please go away.

My, aren't we touchy?

i'm a lumberjack and i'm okay.

My, aren't we touchy?

My tolerance for insane self-descriptions does not go very far, no.

My tolerance for insane self-descriptions does not go very far, no.

You DO realize that insane and true have some overlap, right? Such as a friggin' moron being president of the strognest nation in the world?

You DO realize that insane and true have some overlap, right?
They really don't.
Such as a friggin' moron being president of the strognest nation in the world?
I'm not seeing your point. That may be hyperbolically insane, but it certainly isn't insane in the delusional sense, like you are.

This is me. (Note that names and places have been altered to protect the innocent)
((WARNING. Very long)) http://www.wappincomics.com/Albuquerque.swf


:)

I don't know if you heard, but I'm kinda a big deal. Just saying.

This is me. (Note that names and places have been altered to protect the innocent)
((WARNING. Very long)) http://www.wappincomics.com/Albuquerque.swf

I pity you and envy you in every way. :D

You DO realize that insane and true have some overlap, right? Such as a friggin' moron being president of the strognest nation in the world?

Technically, only Spain and Morocco can be defined as the Strog'enist nations in the world.

Technically, only Spain and Morocco can be defined as the Strog'enist nations in the world.
Brilliant!
My good sir, may I bow before your awesome wit and bask in its glory?

I'm selfish, arrogant, egotistical, narcissistic, heavy tempered, stubborn, depressed, confused, dissatisfied, uncomfortable, shy, insensitive and oddly liberal.

Brilliant!
My good sir, may I bow before your awesome wit and bask in its glory?

If you want to… you may…
$65/hr

If you want to… you may…
$65/hr
Worth every penny.
*basks*

My tolerance for insane self-descriptions does not go very far, no.

I am a chimp.I can type see?

I am stranger than all that is weird, and weirder than all that is strange.

I am Lord Grey II personified.

I AM.

Beating with life you promised life,
security, happiness.
Unfortunate son cornered,
cowering in the pit of
circling panes of glass that
surround and reveal the ever present "It".

"It" is my move, my every look,
interpreting gestures,
informing others
what's undercover and
lurking beneath my mask
of this year's featured model.
Is this too much?
Close your eyes.
Care to look inside? I am I!

What may appear
might easily be explained,
but given the situation
of info saturation,
what you feel can never go away.

Steering perception? I am!
Inviting contradiction? I am!
It's my insistence
you keep your distance
from the glare behind my stare.
So this is the way
the game is played.
You can leave now...
but I think you'll stay.
I Am I.

Good tune.

I am a Dragon stuck in a human form.

Real world to South Lorenya: no, you're not.

Fortunately it's okay to do this, as the sensible people realize I'm telling the truth and the crazy people don't believe me.

I believe I created a thread about this a few weeks ago. Entitled 'Defining yourself' it was.

I believe I created a thread about this a few weeks ago. Entitled 'Defining yourself' it was.

With pix?

I believe I created a thread about this a few weeks ago. Entitled 'Defining yourself' it was.

Well, then I guess the OP can add "original" to his list of traits. :p

I pity you and envy you in every way. :D

YAY! :D

I'm individualistic and hate hypocracy which puts me at odds with those who like to shape-shift because they have the backbone of a bacterium.

For this reason I get along better with those who value plain-speaking (like me) and I don't enjoy the company of those who sound like they just swallowed a thesaurus.

Because I listen to a lot of heavy metal, many of my friends share that interest, or can at least tolerate it.

HAIL SLAYER!

I don't know if you heard, but I'm kinda a big deal. Just saying.

Yeah i heard (and saw) about you on bathroom stalls through the seedier parts of the U.S. WAYYYYYYYYY before i ever witnessed you post here.
*nods emphatically*

FUCK YOU, I'M A DRAGON!

It had to be said.

Helpful as usual :)

Missed ya, man.

Actually, I was being serious... I want to know how everyone defines their existence.

Easy! I have an outer shell keeping my insides well err, inside! I have the capacity to reproduce(or to pass on my genetic heritage). I take energy in and convert it to an energy source that my body can use. By this definition, I live, and so I am!

I am simply what these same
fingers I type with are capable of.
White or black,
short or long,
quick or slow,
hard or soft,
I use these fingers in control
of an emotion beyond any other.

*Just sorta made that up. Cookie to whoever figures out what I'm talking about :P

How do you define your own existence?
Your first mistake is assuming that I exist.

Christ this is a pretentious thread.

Incidentally, I am Yootopia, from York, England. This is all ye know, and all ye need to know on this earth.

Christ this is a pretentious thread.

Incidentally, I am Yootopia, from York, England. This is all ye know, and all ye need to know on this earth.

Bwahahahah yeah! My other answer was going to be. I wake up, I look in the mirror and say 'hey it's you' and I know I'm right.

Ever been out in the woods at night, when it's dark.

Maybe you're hiking with friends, but you suddenly find yourself alone on the trail...

You sense a presence behind you.

You want to turn your head, but you know if you do, whatever you think is there will not be visible.

But it will still be there.

That feeling you get in the dark, that something is behind you, is me.

Ever been out in the woods at night, when it's dark.

Maybe you're hiking with friends, but you suddenly find yourself alone on the trail...

You sense a presence behind you.

You want to turn your head, but you know if you do, whatever you think is there will not be visible.

But it will still be there.

That feeling you get in the dark, that something is behind you, is me.

You're an owl?

You're an owl?

He's a drop bear. :p

"And if the radiance of a thousand suns were to burst at once into the sky, that would be like the splendour of the Mighty One... I am become Death, Shatterer of Worlds."

Disclaimer: Hamilay considers this not an accurate description of himself, as it is awfully pretentious.
He just likes the quote.

Ever been out in the woods at night, when it's dark.

Maybe you're hiking with friends, but you suddenly find yourself alone on the trail...

You sense a presence behind you.

You want to turn your head, but you know if you do, whatever you think is there will not be visible.

But it will still be there.

That feeling you get in the dark, that something is behind you, is me.You're an owl?
Exactly what I was thinking (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_a1wxqloEs) when I saw his description.

He's a drop bear. :p

"And if the radiance of a thousand suns were to burst at once into the sky, that would be like the splendour of the Mighty One... I am become Death, Shatterer of Worlds."

Disclaimer: Hamilay considers this not an accurate description of himself, as it is awfully pretentious.
He just likes the quote.

There is no such thing as a drop bear!:eek:

I am Unit 235955. I am available in 8 different colours. The purpose of my existence is to provide a use for 6 otherwise useless colours.

I'm me, and I'm probably a long way from how I perceive myself, and certainly a long way from how I'd like to be.

I am he as you are he as you are me
And we are all together
See how they run like pigs from a gun see how they fly
I'm crying

Exactly what I was thinking (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_a1wxqloEs) when I saw his description.

damn, i miss the fast show..

Who you are is your daimon; your daimon can only be determined by other people; it is impossible to know yourself, and others' view of you is tainted as well; the who is unattainable.

I mean what makes you who you are? How do you define your own existence?
I do not exist. I am a figment of your imagination.

Technically, only Spain and Morocco can be defined as the Strog'enist nations in the world.

Everyone always forgets Gibraltar. Technically, that little colony is closer to africa than any point in spain :P

I have a very simple, yet profound question.

Who are you?

I don't mean what is your name, where do you live, your martial status, or your sex. I mean what makes you who you are? How do you define your own existence?You are a philosopher... and well know that if you ask a person what numbers make up twelve, taking care to prohibit him whom you ask from answering twice six, or three times four, or six times two, or four times three, 'for this sort of nonsense will not do for me,' --then obviously, that is your way of putting the question, no one can answer you.In other words, why do you assume that I am not my name, where I live, my marital status, and my sex... along with other similar things?

What if I want to answer as follows?

I am not married, but I am in love with a woman who loves me. We refuse to get married largely as a symbolic protest against the refusal of mainstream society to recognize the right of same-sex couples to participate in the institution. Conservatives say that gays would be the ruin of marriage; we say the homophobes are the ones destroying marriage--by politicizing it. Erica should finish her Ph.D. in English literature this year, and the following year I'll get my Ph.D. in political theory. Currently I live in New Jersey and she in Pennsylvania, about an hour away, but we're hoping we can both find jobs close enough to each other to stay together. That's not nearly as easy as it sounds in the academic job market, especially since I'm not willing to settle (if I don't have to) with a third-rate school.

Why can't that be me?

Everyone always forgets Gibraltar. Technically, that little colony is closer to africa than any point in spain :P
Actually, anything south of Algeciras in Cadiz province is more southern than Gibraltar as well.
;)

You're an owl?

No, a vole.

"And if the radiance of a thousand suns were to burst at once into the sky, that would be like the splendour of the Mighty One... I am become Death, Shatterer of Worlds."

Disclaimer: Hamilay considers this not an accurate description of himself, as it is awfully pretentious.
He just likes the quote.You're Oppenheimer? o.0

I am Unit 235955. I am available in 8 different colours. The purpose of my existence is to provide a use for 6 otherwise useless colours.

http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q100/TheSteveslols/Thread.jpg

You may ask yourself, just what the Morrganist Political Party is and is all about. Well, I'm going to tell you. I, and whomsoever wishes to join, am the Morrganist Political Party. I have given up on the traditional parties fo the simple fact that I think it's all bullshit.

Yes, you have your opinion and I have mine. Mine is that a politician is a politician is a politician. It should be Senator, Representative, President not Democrat, Republican, Independant and so forth. We divide ourselves in everything. But seeing as parties will never go away, I have decided to create my own. We will probably never have a politician from this party, unless I run, and well... I'll be assassinated in a week. You may never see this party on a ballot. It is for me, myself and I, and maybe you.

So without further ado, I give you the platform of the Morrganist Party.

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The Iraq War

Finally! We are pulling out, granted it will take ten more years to do so just like with Vietnam no matter what the bill that passed says but we are finally pulling it back. After 9/11, the retaliation upon the Taliban was even seen as a green light to us but then it got sloppy. We went crazy with it and it became very clear that we had gone to far.
It is time to finally see to our country, so please refer to the following link for our complete standpoint now that this is over:

Notice by the CSBSM (http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=173506609&blogID=257933303&MyToken=bbde1b5f-86d2-4e24-9b30-7c66558b6874)

Abortion

An unfavorable topic for any platform becuase who are we to tell women what they should do with their bodies. Unfortunetly, we do have a side with this one and that is that we are against it as a whole. In regards to rape victims, that is very touchy, and our biggest comment to that is that we NEED to make the EC pill accessible to every woman who is over 18 and all victims of rape.
If for some reason the abortion comes about from some other reason, counselling should first be required. We have condoms, and birth control, and free clinics. We have halfway homes and baby deposits. There should be no reason to kill a life simply because you are not ready to be a parent. Someone else out there would gladly do it for you. Hell, we have serrogate programs where you will be taken care of for the length of the pregnancy and then compensated for your baby.
In regards to possible mental retardation, please refer to the above. There are people who will care for them and until they are born you never truly know the lack nor extent of the disability.

Gay Marriage

Please refer to the following link: Gay Marriage (http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=173506609&blogID=257942517&MyToken=bbde1b5f-86d2-4e24-9b30-7c66558b6874)

Go Green?

Go Green. We need to make it so that Green friendly vehicles are easier to afford and their fuels are more widely offered. Recycling needs to have larger incentives and our utilities need to be reviewed and replaced with more earth friendly ways.
Our parks and perserves need to be kept for our future and our children's futures. Our wild species need protected not shot at from helicopters because Ranchers think of them as a nuisence. Overpopulation by deer and other grazers because of the lack of natural predators is far more of a problem.
Our oceans are being over fished. If we can breed genetically altered cattle we can set aside fisheries to raise salamon, crab, and other other form of aquatic fare. Lets give our oceans a break.

Healthcare

Time to take a hint from Canada. Our people need healthcare.

Politicians Benefits

Time for a pay cut Ladies and Gentleman, and a big one at that. You might have to sit in a big air conditioned building and drive around in limos all day giving speeches and having luncheons several times a week but those who you represent do far more on a daily basis without the secratary and speech writer and nannies and chauffers.
I'd say 60% but that will never happen. So 25% with loss of certain benefits like free plane rides and chaffuers at tax payer's expense. No more tee time on the clock, you should have an hourly wage to meet, and if you do not vote on 3-5 topics per year you lose 10% pay for each year. If you recieve money from lobbyists the amount will be stipened from your pay.
You were elected to see to the people's needs, not to your checkbook.

Minimum Wage

It is not the amount we pay that is the problem, it is the amount of living that is. It is how much farmer's are paid, and how much we have to spend on gas and oil and property taxes. People can live on bread alone, it doesn't mean that we should force them to.

Gas Prices

Rediculous. Just 7 years ago we were paying 1.25$ for gas and it is estimated to reach 4$ this summer, the upper 10% of our country might not have a problem with this but the other 90% who have to scrape and scramble for 400$ heating bills, or worse go without during the winter are the ones we need to think about.

Darfur

It is time to act! These people have needed aid for far too long. They were in no position to aid during the Iraq incident so we can not hold that against them. They need help, and if they really want it we should help.

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Actually, anything south of Algeciras in Cadiz province is more southern than Gibraltar as well.
;)

Not sure about that. But they definitely aren't closer to Africa than Gibraltar itself, and thats the criteria I used.

I have a very simple, yet profound question.

Who are you?

I don't mean what is your name, where do you live, your martial status, or your sex. I mean what makes you who you are? How do you define your own existence?

I am a meat popsicle.

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Thank you! I think?